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New Fingal Local Studies and Archives building in Swords

Catherine Keane, Senior Librarian, Betty Boardman, County Librarian, AnnMarie Farrelly, Chief Executive Fingal County Council, Cllr. Eoghan Oâ€™Brien, Mayor of Fingal, Karen De Lacey, County Archivist, Helen Oâ€™Donnell, Senior Executive Librarian

Fingal Local Studies & Archives has officially opened its new facilities at 46 North Street, Swords after its move from its previous location in Clonmel House, Swords.Eventually, it is intended that the Local Studies & Archives will move to the proposed County Library building in the Cultural Quarter.Fingal Local Studies &

Archives provides citizens with a free, accessible, user-friendly and professional library and archive service. It is a research facility for anyone interested in the local, family or social history of Dublin, with particular reference to Fingal.The Local Studies Collection comprises many books, pamphlets, postcards, photographs, artefacts,

ephemera and newspapers. These are invaluable when undertaking local history or house history research. The Archive holds both public and privatelycreated collections. The private records include collections either acquired or donated to the Archives, such as: The Hely-Hutchinson Collection; The Fingall Estate Papers; the Papers of the Hamilton Estate, Barons of Abbottstown; the Records of Cloghran Stud; papers relating to the Battle of Ashbourne 1916, and Bridgid Connolly; the Shackleton Mill Archives, the Minutes of the Fingal Farming Society, and a number of other small collections.Public records include those of Fingal County Council, Dublin County Council and predecessor bodies such as the Grand Jury of Dublin County, the Boards of Guardians and Poor Law Unions. Additionally, there are records from the Dublin County Rural District Councils, Boards of Health, Balbriggan Town Commissioners, Howth Urban District Council and other local bodies.It also provides access to a variety of databases and digital resources such as the Irish Newspaper Archives, Dictionary of Irish Biography, JStor, Find My Past etc. Local Studies & Archives is open by appointment Monday-Friday from 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. We can be contacted on: (01) 8704496 / (01) 8704495 or at archives@fingal.ie and local.studies@fingal.ie.

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ID Tags and The Advantages Of The Microchip For Your Pets Every pet owner wants to keep their beloved cat or dog as safe as possible. You do everything you can do to make sure your pet is well cared for and healthy. If you have an indoor pet, you may not think that keeping identification tags is important, but it is.However collars sometimes become lost. When you consider the fact that many animal shelters only keep dogs and cats for seven days, you want to make sure that your pet is properly identified. That is where the microchip comes in handy. Not only this but it is required by law now that all dogs are Microchipped. You should know that it is a painless procedure for your pet. Your vet will insert a tiny microchip about the size of a grain of rice directly under your pet’s skin using a hypodermic needle. Pet owners love the idea of the microchip because it is permanent. You cannot remove the microchip and unlike a collar or tags, it cannot be lost or destroyed. This is one of the best features of pet

microchip, especially for cats. It is important to get your pet implanted with the microchip at a young age. Puppies can have the microchip at age six weeks. Kittens can also undergo this procedure at six weeks. The insertion of the microchip is not painful and feels like a regular vaccination shot. You

can have your pet implanted with the microchip at your veterinarian office and can expect to pay between €30 and €50 for this service, some vets and shelters often run “Free Microchipping” Weekends or even weeks! If you want anymore information on pet identification don’t hesitiare

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Dixie Micks to headline Fingal Fleadh in Swords

Left: L-R Pippa Flanagan, Erin Keagan, Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Anthony Lavin, Lana Rice, Chief Executive of Fingal Paul Reid and Megan McCarthy and Lara Lodge Right: The Dixie Micks

The Dixie Micks will perform, once again, in the marquee on 8th. September at the Fingal Fleadh in Swords. Perform in such places as Hong Kong, Morzine in the Alps and many other international venues.All are Dubs: Mick MacNamara, Paul Kelly, Alan Doherty and Garry O’Meara. All play multiple instruments. Garry is a local here - a past pupil of Ballyboughal NS, Colaiste Choilm Swords and St Pats Drumcondra.Swords Castle will be at the heart of

the event with concerts from Kíla (Friday), Danú (Saturday), The Dixie Micks and the Whileaways (Sunday) in the Castle Marquee, and lots more but you can enjoy the tunes throughout Swords with the four day Pub Session Trail.New to this year’s Fleadh there will be a great free family event in Blanchardstown with a Céilí Mór in Blanchardstown Civic Offices on Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5pm with the Clonsilla/ Blanchardstown branch of Comhaltas Slí Dhála.

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If you enjoyed the Fleadh Cheoil in Drogheda, and are missing the tunes, this will be music to your ears! The Fleadh will open with an intimate concert by Lumiere in the stunning Chapel in Swords’ Medieval Castle on Thursday September 6th at 8pm (invitation only) and will continue until Sunday evening. So make sure to come along to what promises to be a brilliant weekend of music, dance, and family fun and remember it’s all Free at the Fleadh!.

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Our Niamh volunteering her skills in Uganda

Niamh and volunteers with locals and Matoke trees

Niamh -Teaching nurses about Naso Gastric tube feeding in Uganda

Our Swords Local recipe columnist and nutritionist Niamh Arthurs has been volunteering over the Summer in Uganda, Africa with 13 other volunteers as part of a multidisciplinary team including nursing, physiotherapy and nutrition/ dietetics. Their work involved a range of areas including running a 2-week cerebral palsy camp for 25 children which had a tremendous impact on the families who found new hope and support. These families are now linked in with and will be followed up by the Kisiizi Hospital Rehabilitation team. Niamh also provided training to nurses and nursing students on Naso gastric tube feeding, malnutrition screening and treatment to hospital staff and key community outreach workers, nutrition education to communities and 1:1 dietetic and nutrition advice for specific cases. 8

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Niamh-Outreach education work in Uganda

Niamh with a Community Outreach worker and coffee cherries in Uganda

Niamh says, “Building rapport and working alongside employees in the hospital was of pivotal importance in order to enable long lasting changes to occur. It would be similar if someone from another country came into Ireland and told us how to do things better. They may have a point, but we would be reluctant to completely change our ways all at once. We would probably be more open to ideas and to listening to others if we felt our own voice was heard and understood. Our volunteering organisation (UCDVO) are well known and appreciated in Kisiizi. These connections and established relationships really helped us in implementing change and encouraging developments a lot quicker. Another thing we were advised before travelling there, was to teach and do things that could be continued after we left. Otherwise things would

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shortly return to the way they were before we arrived. So no short term fixes.One of the greatest realisations I will take with me is to appreciate “life in all its fullness” which is the motto of Kisiizi hospital. We can live on so little and be very happy as the people in these communities do. They live simple, basic lives and are generally happy doing so as they know no different. Yet still having the worst day here is equivalent to one of their best days. I hope everyone has enjoyed their Summers... wherever it has taken you!”

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300g Oats 100g Desiccated coconut 150g raspberries (fresh if in season or frozen and let naturally defrost) 3 tablespoons honey or agave syrup or date syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 teaspoon coconut oil/butter (I like the flavour coconut oil gives this recipe) 50g dark chocolate

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Method: (If baking them, preheat your fan oven to 200’c). 1.Melt the coconut oil/butter. Add in raspberries and mash with a fork. 2.Add in honey, vanilla essence and mix well. 3.Add in oats bit by bit, mixing in between. Then add the desiccated coconut and mix altogether. 4.Place the mixture into a lunchbox or if baking then onto a baking tray. Smooth the top surface using the back of a spoon. 5.Place in freezer for 1-2 hours. If baking then place into the oven for 35-40 minutes at 180’c and allow mixture to cool before the next step. 6.Melt the dark chocolate and pour over the mixture in the lunchbox or the cooled mixture from the oven.

7.For the unbaked version, place the lunchbox back in the freezer for another 1 hour. Then lift out of the lunchbox, cut up and enjoy. For the baked version, allow the dark chocolate to harden. Then cut it up and store in an airtight container. 8.Store in an airtight container. Use the unbaked within 4 days or else keep the cut up bars in a lunchbox in the freezer. The baked bars will last up to 1 week in an airtight container For nutrition and healthy eating talks or workshops in preschools, primary or secondary schools, workplaces or community groups please email:niamh@biabites. netSee my ‘Fun food’ and ‘Recipes’ albums on ‘Biabites’ Facebook for other food ideas. Niamh Arthurs, Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist www.biabites.net Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

Local Sports

FAI/Fingal County Council Soccer Sisters Summer Camp in Swords Fingal County Council were delighted to work

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of Ireland to organise the Aviva Soccer Sisters Summer camp.The 3 day camp took place

at Swords Celtic FC, Balheary, Swords from

Wednesday 21st August to Friday 23rd August

from 10.00am - 12.00pm each day and cost €25. The annual camps are open to girls aged 6-13 years with the aim of increasing the number of girls playing soccer and to improve their

skills in a fun, structured and safe coaching

environment. As the camps are girls only, it gives the participants an opportunity to participate

amongst their peers.Each participant received a Special Soccer Sisters playing kit, as well as

3 days of top quality coaching.Speaking about

the program, FAI/Fingal Development Officer,

Jamie Wilson said: “This is a great programme to introduce girls to soccer or for girls to improve their skills. I’m delighted that Swords Celtic are actively trying to increase the number of

girls participating in the club and subsequently increase the number of girls’ teams at the club” Thanks to Jamie Wilson via text or email only or Sandra Harvey in Swords Celtic Women’s Section on 086-8426640 who worked hard

throughout the 40 player camp to ensure an enjoyable time was had by all. 12

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Local Sports

Fingallians club notes Fingallians in the Camaint games and with the Swords Express

Our U11 team took part in the Finals Day of the 2019 Camaint this morning in Parnell Park. The Camaint games are played under slightly modified rules that allow ground hurling only in the 1st and 3rd quarters and all-in hurling in the 2nd and 4th quarters. Previous rounds of the Camaint had been played on Tuesday evenings in July.Fingallians had 2 squads out and

both of them demonstrated great skills in their matches v Raheny and Skerries.Well done to all the players and coaches involved. Our Senior Ladies welcomed Swords Express to the Club yesterday evening. Sinead and Jeff arrived on the Swords Express Ladies Team branded bus and were greeted by team captain Fiona Hudson and all the players.A special thanks to our U13 Girls team who played an exhibition match on the All Weather with plenty of skills on display. Keep an eye out for Fiona and Aoife on your travels...

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